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a flounder, Paralichthys dentatus, inhabiting shallow waters from Cape Cod to South Carolina, valued as food.[1805-15, Amer.]
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Summer flounder — The Summer Flounder, Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus, 1766), is a flatfish and member of the left eyed flounder family Brothidae. Occurring in the western Atlantic from Maine to South Carolina, possibly further south. They are most common to the… … Wikipedia
summer flounder — noun flounder of eastern coast of North America • Syn: ↑Paralichthys dentatus • Hypernyms: ↑lefteye flounder, ↑lefteyed flounder • Member Holonyms: ↑Paralichthys, ↑genus Paralichthys * * * … Useful english dictionary
summer flounder — Plaice Plaice, n. [F. plaise, plais, prob. fr. L. platessa flatish, plaice. See {Place}.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A European food fish ({Pleuronectes platessa}), allied to the flounder, and growing to the weight of eight or ten pounds or more. (b) A large … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
summer flounder — dantytoji paltusžuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Paralichthys dentatus angl. northern fluke; summer flounder rus. зубастая камбала; зубатая камбала; зубатый паралихт; летний паралихт; летняя… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
summer flounder — noun Date: 1859 a greenish brown white spotted flounder (Paralichthys dentatus of the family Bothidae) that occurs along the Atlantic coast of the United States from Maine to Florida and is used for food … New Collegiate Dictionary
summer flounder — sum′mer floun′der n. ich a flounder, Paralichthys dentatus, inhabiting shallow waters from Cape Cod to South Carolina • Etymology: 1805–15, amer … From formal English to slang
Flounder — (rarely: fluke) are flatfish that live in ocean waters ie., Northern Atlantic and waters along the east coast of the United States and Canada, and the Pacific Ocean, as well. The name flounder refers to several geographically and taxonomically… … Wikipedia
Flounder — Floun der, n. [Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder, Icel. fly?ra, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A flatfish of the family {Pleuronectid[ae]}, of many species. [1913 Webster] Note: The common English flounder is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flounder — flounder1 flounderingly, adv. /flown deuhr/, v.i. 1. to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually fol. by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water. 2. to struggle clumsily or helplessly: He… … Universalium
Winter flounder — Taxobox name = Winter flounder image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Pleuronectiformes familia = Pleuronectidae genus = Pseudopleuronectes species = P. americanus binomial = Pseudopleuronectes… … Wikipedia
